DHS STORMS 2.0 AI-powered enterprise solutions

The challenges of legacy record and recordkeeping

Managing vast volumes of physical paper, legacy data, and strict federal recordkeeping mandates places competing demands on Department of Homeland Security teams.

The STORMS 2.0 Blanket Purchase Agreement eliminates these hurdles by providing pre-competed, direct access to complete records lifecycle management.

What is the DHS STORMS 2.0 BPA?

The Storage, Transformation, and Optimization of Records Management Solutions (STORMS 2.0) BPA is DHS’s premier enterprise strategic sourcing vehicle for full-lifecycle information management.

As a single-award, pre-competed contract awarded to Iron Mountain, STORMS 2.0 empowers DHS components to bypass FAR Part 15 acquisitions and order directly using pre-negotiated ceiling rates.

Contract number: 70RTAC26A00000003
Contract type: Single-Award Blanket Purchase Agreement
Eligibility: All DHS Operational Components and Support Directorates
Ordering mechanism: Direct task order issuance under pre-negotiated ceiling rates (no competitive task-order evaluations required)

Digitization, AI and record management capabilities

Records management and physical storage

NARA-compliant archival storage: Climate-controlled offsite paper record and box archiving
RIM and onsite staffing: On/Offsite personnel for paper-based processes, governance advisory, and physical/digital NARA accessioning
Vault storage and logistics: Specialized temperature and humidity-sensitive storage for magnetic tape, microfiche, film, and vital assets
Smart Records Cleanup Suite: Audit tools and cleanup workflows designed to purge unnecessary physical records.

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Digital solutions and AI data extraction

Digitization and IDP: High-speed paper-to-digital conversion using AI/ML to extract, classify, and organize structured and unstructured data with FADGI compliance.
Iron Mountain InSight®: FedRAMP High-authorized AI-powered content management platform for workflow automation and complete data centralization
Digital Mailroom: Intercepts physical paper mail and routes secure digital scans directly to remote/hybrid personnel.
Data cleanup and migration: Deduplication and removal of Redundant, Obsolete, and Trivial (ROT) data prior to cloud migration.

Secure shredding and asset disposition

Secure document shredding: NAID-certified single-site, multi-site, and recurring bulk shredding with 24-hour electronic Certificates of Destruction.
IT Asset Disposition (ITAD): Physical destruction, degaussing, and shredding of hard drives, magnetic media, and hardware to NSA security standards.

Proven Mission Impact

As the incumbent single-award contractor, Iron Mountain brings proven past performance across hundreds of DHS facilities nationwide.

>45% cost savings: Reduced annual paper storage and services spend by over 45%, saving DHS tens of millions of dollars.
100,000+ SF real estate reclaimed: Eliminated self-managed agency real estate previously dedicated to paper storage.
1.15M+ cubic feet managed: Safely storing mission-critical paper records in NARA-certified facilities.
300M+ documents converted: Transformed physical files into actionable, secure digital assets.
857,000+ annual retrievals: Executed routine and urgent retrievals, fulfilling national emergency and law enforcement requests within 1 hour.
636,000+ CF shredded: Conducted defensible disposition of physical records and legacy backup tapes.

Solution frameworks and operational impact

Connecting physical storage, AI-driven digitization, and secure destruction under a single unbroken chain of custody turns routine records management into an operational force multiplier that reclaims agency resources and accelerates DHS mission delivery.

Modernization Area	Combined Iron Mountain Services	Operational & Mission Impact
Complete Information Lifecycle	Smart Records Cleanup + Offsite NARA Storage + High Speed Digitization + Iron Mountain InSight®	Purges ROT paper prior to transfer, stores required physical holdings offsite, digitizes legacy files, and ingests content into a FedRAMP-authorized AI platform. Cuts annual spend by 45%+ and displays box/file metadata in IMConnect within 15 minutes
Secure Mailroom Automation	Digital Mailroom + Intelligent Document Processing + RIM Staffing + Secure Shredding	Intercepts paper intake, auto-classifies form types via AI, and routes digital records to component systems (e.g., USCIS case management). Boosts output by 30%, reduces application backlogs, and offers 1-hour emergency pickup
High-Security Asset & Data Protection	Vault Storage & Media Vaulting + Data Clean-up & Migration + Hard Drive Destruction	Secures sensitive media in climate-controlled vaults handled by cleared personnel. Migrates data off aging hardware before degaussing and shredding drives to NSA standards

Get Started under STORMS 2.0

For all inquiries and to get started, please reach out to our primary point of contact:

Chad Pieczonka, Senior Account Executive

Email: chad.pieczonka@ironmountain.com | Phone: 801-651-2971

Frequently asked questions

How does STORMS 2.0 simplify the procurement process for DHS buyers?

STORMS 2.0 is a single-award, pre-competed Blanket Purchase Agreement. Because full competition was completed at the master contract level, DHS components can place direct orders under pre-negotiated ceiling rates without conducting FAR Part 15 acquisitions or evaluating competitive task-order proposals.

Who is eligible to order services under the STORMS 2.0 BPA?

All DHS Operational Components (including USCIS, CBP, ICE, TSA, USCG, FEMA, CISA, FLETC, USSS, and OHS) as well as all DHS Support Directorates are fully eligible to place orders directly under STORMS 2.0.

How does STORMS 2.0 help our program meet federal digitization and paper reduction goals?

STORMS 2.0 combines Smart Records Cleanup tools, FADGI-compliant scanning, and the FedRAMP-authorized Iron Mountain InSight® platform. This pipeline identifies and purges redundant, obsolete, and trivial (ROT) data, digitizes active files, and automates workflows—reducing physical real estate footprints while maintaining strict federal records compliance.

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